tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794Wed, 06 Sep 2017 02:06:49 +0000foodRestaurant reviewmanchesterNorthern QuarterGreater Manchesterlocal producemeatcheap eatsproducerpubbarcakesrecipecafecocktailsfree rangeboltondrinksItalianAmericanasianSpinningfieldsawfullancashirewiganChorltonHorwichcheshireBBQeventjapanesereal alesupper clubsushitapasBurgersbourbonbutchercheesechina townchinesefarm shopgluten freepop upspanishFoodie penpalsSalfordWest DidsburybeerboozecakechillicoffeecompetitioncumbriahotelonlineparboldwhiskywineyorkshireAncoatsChristmasCookery courseDeansgateFrenchHaworthaltrinchambakingbarsbispham greenblackburnburritofarmers' marketfood matchingmarketmexicanpizzaproduct reviewseafoodsteakstreet foodtasting menuvietnamesevodkaArabicBarrow-in-FurnessBlackrodDaltonEuxtonGreekHowichKoreanLittle EcclestonLiverpoolLostockMacclesfieldMobberlyPenrithPrestonPrestwichRochdaleSaleSouth AmericanTrafford centreWinsfordbaconbakerybloggingboatbook launchbreadbreakfastburycastlefieldchapeltownchocolatechutneyclandestine cake clubcookery bookcookiescupcakecurrydairy freedietegg freefeniscowlesfestivalfreebiesfusionginhealthhealthyheaton moorhotdogshypoparathyroidismindianlunchmedicalmince piemuseumnorth westopinionpancakesparathyroidpastapleasingtonraw cacaoraw chocolateseasonalservice stationsheffieldsmokehousespicesport citystandishsteamed bunsstockportstockssweetcorntaste testtequilavegetarianwalkdenwellbeingwine merchantworthingtonNorth West NoshI eat/live/think/fantasise about food and booze - read for reviews, recipes and what you should be stuffing in your face. http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)Blogger159125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-2080749727837084577Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:32:00 +00002015-10-22T12:32:55.391+01:00I've got a new website - visit me there instead!Dear all I can't believe it's been five years since I started this blog. In that time so much has happened and I've become a totally different person.
Don't worry, I'm not deserting my dear, loyal followers, I've just decided to have an upgrade and have moved the blog onto a standalone site: www.northwestnosh.co.uk.
Don't worry, all the old posts are on there, as are plenty more new ones, so http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2015/10/ive-got-new-website-visit-me-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-8047560896699812648Wed, 08 Jul 2015 16:34:00 +00002015-07-08T17:34:43.505+01:00diethealthhypoparathyroidismmedicalparathyroidwellbeingLiving with HypoparathyroidismThis month I learned a new word: hypoparathyroidism.
Not only is it quite a mouthful, but that one word has made me evaluate how every single piece of food I consume is linked directly to the health and wellbeing of the me today - and that of my future self.
I've had hypoparathyroidism for 18 months, however it wasn't until I saw a new registrar at the hospital four weeks ago, that I even knew http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2015/07/living-with-hypoparathyroidism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-4203328151903572419Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:56:00 +00002015-06-03T10:56:36.129+01:00cheap eatsfoodlunchmanchesterNorthern QuarterRestaurant reviewCommon - Northern Quarter, ManchesterCommon's had a makeover, that's not a bad thing, it's just a fact I thought I'd point out. Don't worry all you lovers of their stripped back look, they've gone for an even more minimal, industrial look; think Ikea, without the bright colours or bookcases with pieces missing.
We popped into Common for lunch this week, mainly because my dining companion had wanted to go to Home Sweet Home (he's http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2015/06/common-northern-quarter-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Manchester, Manchester M4 1HW, UK53.484235 -2.235995499999944553.4839395 -2.2366259999999447 53.4845305 -2.2353649999999443tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-7528033763661773000Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:55:00 +00002014-12-14T12:55:21.054+00:00Christmasmince pietaste testMince Pies - which should you buy?It's ten days until Christmas and for those of us who live to feed others, but are too disorganised to have bulk bought in October, our thoughts now turn to what we should be stocking up with for the upcoming present-swapping and over-indulgence festival.
I will openly admit I'm not usually one for mince pies - I find the anaemic pastry and over-sweet filling an empty waste of calories. In http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2014/12/mince-pies-which-should-you-buy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-8468727163758569700Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:56:00 +00002014-11-16T12:56:09.159+00:00bakingcookiesdairy freeegg freegluten freeraw cacaoraw chocolaterecipePecan, chocolate and Cranberry Gluten/Dairy/Egg Free Cookies - RecipeIn the past few months I've had to prepare for and adhere to a low-iodine diet as part of preparations for radio-iodine treatment (radiotherapy).
I'm not going to go into the ins and outs of what's prescribed, but it does put massive restrictions on your diet - an overview is no eggs, dairy, soya, fish, shellfish, sea veg, sea salt, certain e-numbers, limited meat and limited grains. If you get http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2014/11/pecan-chocolate-and-cranberry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-3900480034735157012Fri, 05 Sep 2014 11:57:00 +00002014-09-05T12:57:38.961+01:00Arabicchillifoodgluten freerecipespiceDukkah - recipeDukkah (or dukka or duqqa) is a North African condiment most usually attributed to Egypt and which comes in many different guises - the simplest being a few herbs, salt and pepper sold in paper cones for use in the home, the most complex being a mixture of herbs, spices, salt, pepper, seeds and nuts (traditionally hazelnuts, which I think work best).
It's one of those things I've been meaning tohttp://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2014/09/dukkah-recipe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-2074127510385945735Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:58:00 +00002014-09-03T17:59:33.231+01:00AmericanBBQfoodmanchestermeatRestaurant reviewRed's True Barbecue - ManchesterI'm jumping belatedly onto the meaty bandwagon with this post, just as we could say that Red's True Barbecue has jumped on the current Americana obsessed culinary zeitgeist. I know everyone's already blogged about. I know most people cream over it. Whatever.
Red's True Barbecue has apparently come to Manchester to rescue us from the bad British BBQ (what, who doesn't like burnt sausages in soggyhttp://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2014/09/true-reds-barbecue-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Manchester, Manchester M2 5WA, UK53.4789549 -2.246799900000041853.4783644 -2.2480604000000417 53.4795454 -2.2455394000000419tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-1633432552053022662Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:52:00 +00002014-06-28T11:52:22.786+01:00pancakesrecipesweetcornvegetarianSweetcorn pancakes - recipe
One of the many breakfast pancake incarnations
It's been a long time since I sat down to write for pleasure, if I look at my list of blogs posts I am reminded that it's been at least a month.
If you trawl the interweb, there are many bloggers who have started blogs posts in a similar vein and indeed there are many blog posts dedicated to the vagaries of life interfering with the need, drive,http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2014/06/sweetcorn-pancakes-recipe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-4320965970313347982Wed, 28 May 2014 08:30:00 +00002014-05-28T09:30:01.971+01:00BBQmanchesterRestaurant reviewSpinningfieldssushiGrand Pacific - ManchesterA long time ago (in social media time scales) I wrote a rather desiccating review of Australasia, a place I found to be rather more style than substance; a place which left a rather large hole in the pocket of my dining companion.
In a bid to exorcise demons (and as I was stranded on a cold and blustery day in the soulless wastelands of Spinningfields without any desire to move my feet more thanhttp://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2014/05/grand-pacific-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Spinningfields, Manchester M3, UK53.4795419 -2.25065779999999953.4748174 -2.2607427999999992 53.4842664 -2.2405727999999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-6748862627227576151Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:57:00 +00002014-04-10T17:44:49.833+01:00asianBurgersfusionmanchesterRestaurant reviewsteamed bunsKitchenette - ManchesterI'm just going to put it out there; I'm a bit over burgers. And hot dogs. And all the dirty food spin offs that have popped up around Manchester like a post MacDonald's binge rash on the sensitive skin of a greasy teenager.
I've always had an uneasy relationship with food spawned from deep fat fryers, covered in sugar and smothered in sauce. Unfortunately I was born a woman, in a time when the http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2014/04/kitchenette-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-4220184050261886207Mon, 10 Mar 2014 16:39:00 +00002014-03-10T17:36:18.922+00:00bloggingfreebiesopinionThe taking of a freebieRecently there has been an enormous amount of hand wringing, commenting, denigration and argument about whether accepting a free meal/product invalidates your opinion as a writer. The instigator of the most recent blather was the doyen of eating out whilst getting paid for it (and one of my personal writing icons), Jay Rayner with this tweet:
Following this comment every other food critic, http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-taking-of-freebie.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-2047633149664355767Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:31:00 +00002014-02-19T16:02:42.912+00:00cakeGreater Manchesterproducerproduct reviewSoreenI grew up in the late 80s/early 90s, when there was still lead in paints, we didn't have to wear seatbelts and parents could smack children. It's a surprise we've all made it this far.
Most things I grew up with have become outlawed (see above paragraph), outdated (mine and my brother's matching shell suits) or outlived (my rabbit). But some things are still, thankfully going strong.
One of my http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2014/02/soreen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Manchester, UK53.479324 -2.24848510000003953.328105 -2.5712086000000389 53.630542999999996 -1.925761600000039tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-9017726318097718020Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:19:00 +00002014-02-19T16:03:14.564+00:00foodmanchesterRestaurant reviewSpinningfieldsArtisan - ManchesterI am unashamedly middle class. I'm not going to make excuses for my up-bringing, values and identity. I'm not going to pretend anymore, or make a mockery of where I fall in society - yes I worry about minor infringements of manners and I really like aspirational magazine; there's nothing wrong with being in the middle sometimes.
And that's why I like Artisan, the new-ish Spinnigfields offering http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/12/artisan-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Manchester M3 3BZ, UK53.4811399 -2.25074540000002853.4799589 -2.2532669000000278 53.482320900000005 -2.2482239000000281tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-5768532525280255212Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:21:00 +00002013-12-18T12:21:00.448+00:00coffeeproduct reviewDelonghi Motiva Coffee MakerChristmas has come early in my household - those lovely people at Argos have decided to send me a coffee maker to try out (so this post's in conjunction with them). I'd like to think its due to my winning ways with words, but in all likelihood they've looked at my morning time twitter feed and seen I was a girl with a serious coffee problem.
My usual coffee ritual starts with bleary eyed me http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/12/delonghi-motiva-coffee-maker.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Bolton, UK53.584441 -2.428619000000026153.433641 -2.751342500000026 53.735240999999995 -2.1058955000000261tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-4874743457014007503Thu, 12 Dec 2013 12:30:00 +00002013-12-12T12:30:01.086+00:00burybutchermarketmeatproducerAlbert Matthews Butchers - BuryWriting this blog, there are many people I come across, working in all walks of the food sector. There are charming front of house staff, knowledgeable bar specialists and creative chefs - but there's nothing that impresses and excites me more, than someone with passion.
Finding a passionate individual or company is what reminds me why I love food. Luckily for me, I've found another.
Winning http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/12/albert-matthews-butchers-bury.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Bury BL9 0BJ, UK53.5909751 -2.2952680999999353.5897971 -2.29778959999993 53.592153100000004 -2.2927465999999304tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-8634148819436034740Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:04:00 +00002013-12-18T17:08:56.620+00:00foodjapaneseRestaurant reviewsushiTrafford centreYo! Sushi - Trafford Centre, ManchesterI have a dirty secret, a secret I probably shouldn't share on a food blog, a blog that's here to educate gastronomically and to highlight the best of our region has to offer - I'm in love with Yo! Sushi.
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Food on a belt!
I know it's a chain, that the selection of fish stretches to two, three if you count prawns and four if you separate smoked/non-smoked salmon and I'd avoid it if you have anhttp://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/12/yo-sushi-trafford-centre-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Stretford M17 8DA, UK53.466179 -2.349004799999988853.456726499999995 -2.3691747999999886 53.4756315 -2.328834799999989tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-2737120898616947599Sat, 30 Nov 2013 15:18:00 +00002013-11-30T15:19:44.052+00:00barcocktailsmanchestervodkaKowloon Correspondents' Club - Barton Arcade, ManchesterThem Liquorists, Manchester's self-styled sauce slingers, tellers of tall tales and the purveyors of the most innovative/high class bar crawls I've ever been on, have done it again.
This time they've only gone and got themselves a proper bloody bar in Manchester city centre, which has popped up for the next two months to serve you beautifully crafted Belvedere cocktails (guess who they've http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/11/kowloon-corresspondents-club-barton.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Manchester M3 2BW, UK53.4822178 -2.24675860000002153.4816273 -2.2480191000000209 53.4828083 -2.2454981000000211tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-7159648333442713025Sat, 09 Nov 2013 17:01:00 +00002013-11-09T17:01:43.755+00:00San Carlo Bottega - Selfridges, ManchesterI'm not saying it's my best trait, but I'm known for being slightly, ever so slightly, competitive (slightly? Your uni housemates nicknamed you 'Monica' - ed).
If I were to pop psychoanalyse myself (as one does in the wee small hours), I would say this all stems from having a father who, instead of playing family games in a manner which allowed his small children a slight advantage, ruthlesslyhttp://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/11/san-carlo-bottega-selfridges-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-1503922387155781448Wed, 06 Nov 2013 13:18:00 +00002013-11-06T13:18:14.251+00:00foodItalianmanchesterRestaurant reviewCicchetti - ManchesterUnlike swathes of my friends, peers and fellow mancunions, I had yet to have
eaten at Cicchetti, the latest (though not that new now! Get with the times etc! - ed) offering from the San
Carlo group.
Part laziness, part skintness and part
'every-time-I-go-in-the-service-is-appalling-and-I-leave-before-I'm-seated-ness',
has kept me away. Till now. Because we were very hungry and mother was paying.http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/11/cicchetti-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Manchester M3 2QG, UK53.4822166 -2.247346200000038253.4810356 -2.249867700000038 53.4833976 -2.2448247000000383tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-1206788326791610060Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:08:00 +00002013-09-09T11:04:03.197+01:00AmericanawfulfoodmanchesterRestaurant reviewSpinningfieldsNeighbourhood - ManchesterNeighbourhood has been on my ‘to visit’ list for some time now, securing a
place through good reviews and some shameless self-promotion
(restaurants, please do not retweet every tweet people make about hanging out
with you, thanks); but each time I have ventured near, the overspill of leopard print, shiny
suits and false nails pushes me on elsewhere.
Neighbourhood - with thanks to Likerish http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/09/neighbourhood-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)5Manchester M3 3JE, UK53.4789615 -2.252239400000007753.477780499999994 -2.2547609000000075 53.4801425 -2.2497179000000078tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-4054581469132153363Sat, 17 Aug 2013 18:12:00 +00002014-06-25T16:50:25.859+01:00boatcastlefieldcocktailsdrinksginmanchesterGincident with The Liquorists - Castlefield, Manchester'Believe me my young friend, there is nothing, absolute nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats...'
From the moment my young ears received this infinite wisdom from Kenneth Graham, via Ratty, via the lips of my mother imaginatively mimicking what she thought a water vole would sound like if one could speak, I've been fascinated by boats. (By the way Ratty is a misnomerhttp://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/08/gincident-with-liquorists-castlefield.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Manchester, UK53.479324 -2.24848510000003953.328105 -2.5712086000000389 53.630542999999996 -1.925761600000039tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-4605022688664597775Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:23:00 +00002013-06-28T11:57:05.788+01:00bakingbreadcocktailsCookery coursefoodmanchesterCan Do Crumb - 22 Redbank, ManchesterThere are many people who will tell you that carbs are the devil's work and must be avoided at all costs. Ignore them.
You need carbs in your life. I'm not going to give you a lecture on the health benefits of including a moderate amount of complex carbs in your diet, as this is an enjoyable (I hope) food blog and not some whiny vegan shite. I am, however, now going to write a post all about http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/06/can-do-crumb-22-redbank-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)3Manchester M4 4HF, UK53.4904591 -2.238486800000032453.4892781 -2.2410083000000323 53.491640100000005 -2.2359653000000326tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-3649724053766384633Tue, 21 May 2013 19:38:00 +00002013-05-21T20:40:54.358+01:00foodGreater ManchestermanchestermeatRestaurant reviewsmokehousesteak3TwentyOne - Deansgate, ManchesterOh my god; MEAT and BOOZE and MEAT and SMOKE and AMERICA and DID I MENTION MEAT - let's get excited and all love THE IN THING RIGHT NOW.
It seems a week doesn't go by without a burger bar/street food stall/festival/restaurant/supermarket/supper club/excuse for a PR agency in Manchester popping up or jumping on the dirty meaty bandwagon with their, giggle, slightly rude names for foods in plastichttp://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/05/3twentyone-deansgate-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)3Manchester M3 4LQ, UK53.4750627 -2.251206799999977253.4738812 -2.253728299999977 53.476244200000004 -2.2486852999999773tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-3979131400115559802Fri, 17 May 2013 10:53:00 +00002013-05-17T11:59:46.439+01:00foodGreater ManchestermanchesterRestaurant reviewThe Cornerhouse - ManchesterThere are two surprises in life - those hideously awful ones where you wake up from your little rose tinted bubble to realise the things you thought have been disastrously wrong. And then those lovely simple ones that take your breath away.
Luckily the meal at The Cornerhouse was of the latter variety - life that followed the meal was unfortunately of the former; but that's not a story for this http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-cornerhouse-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)0Manchester M1 5NH, UK53.4742208 -2.241047299999991153.473630299999996 -2.242307799999991 53.4748113 -2.2397867999999912tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1887065887986352794.post-229663449734236250Sat, 11 May 2013 16:52:00 +00002013-05-11T17:52:51.116+01:00cheshirecompetitioneventfestivalCOMPETITION TIME! Foodies Festival at Tatton Park
It’s that time of year again – no not the one where we get a
few small days of sunshine and all the fat lasses get their wobbles out; not
the one where we finally get a rest from overpaid roustabouts kicking a pig’s
bladder round a field and no, not the one where I stop drinking for a bit (that
never happens, nor even when everyone else hates themselves in January. I never hate myself).
No, http://northwestnosh.blogspot.com/2013/05/competition-time-foodies-festival-at.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sarah Tarmaster)2